Firefighters from Syracuse-Turkey Creek Fire Territory and Benton Township Fire Department responded to a storage barn fire on Boner Lake Thursday, May 26. InkFreeNews photos by Keith Knepp.

By Keith Knepp
InkFreeNews

SYRACUSE — A fire of unknown origin destroyed a storage barn on the eastern shore of Boner Lake late Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., Syracuse Turkey Creek Fire Territory was summoned to 13425 N. Hillside Drive, Syracuse, with a report of a fully involved barn fire. Upon arrival, a full assist was requested from Benton Township Fire Department, which supplied a tanker, trucks and manpower to the scene.

According to the barn’s owner, who wished to remain anonymous, by the time he discovered the fire it was engulfed in flames and was unaware of how the fire started. The barn, which sat adjacent to his home, was used for storing numerous antiques and equipment, all of which is presumed to be a total loss.